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OverviewThis book brings together current research in philosophy, cognitive science, and education to uncover and criticize the traditional assumptions of how and why we should learn through imitation. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bryan R. WarnickPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.254kg ISBN: 9780791474280ISBN 10: 0791474283 Pages: 178 Publication Date: 08 January 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviews...[Warnick's] investigation of imitation is quite meticulous. - Journal of Aesthetic Education Warnick moves methodically through his argument, employing well-chosen examples throughout, and positions himself time and again to ask telling questions about both theoretical and practical consequences of exemplarity for education. - David T. Hansen, editor of John Dewey and Our Educational Prospect: A Critical Engagement with Dewey's Democracy and Education In an age of often simpleminded character education programs that urge role modeling, there is a real need for a book like this one, which both affirms the value of role modeling and also develops a critical version of imitation. - Kathleen Knight Abowitz, author of Making Meaning of Community in an American High School: A Feminist-Pragmatist Critique of the Liberal-Communitarian Debates Author InformationBryan R. Warnick is Assistant Professor of Philosophy of Education at the Ohio State University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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